‘Stakeknife’
179 Ben Dunne KidnappingIn October 1981 the IRA kidnapped the supermarket millionaire, Ben Dunne, who was held for six days before being released. Mystery surrounds this event as it was never established if the ransom was paid, but allegations suggest that the Irish Taoiseach, Charles Haughey, intervened in his released fora financial sum. It is…
53 Sinn Fein Split at Dublin
Similar to the schism between the Old and Provisional IRA by the close of 1969, its political wing, Sinn Fein, found itself freeing itself from the Southern leadership at their Ard Fheis (partyconference) after a decision was voted on – and passed – to abandon their long held, and firmly entrenched stance on ‘abstentionism’ (i.e.…
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The Troubles 